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GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOGEN PANEL, STOOL |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2344 Geisinger Epic ID: 56530 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Stool, fresh or preserved | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
Sterile specimen container
Enteric Transport Media (ETM)
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Specimen required: |
C&S medium filled to fill line or 5 mL liquid stool or one teaspoon stool in sterile specimen container that is then transferred to C&S transport medium. | |
Special notes: |
See stool test selection algorithm. Check expiration date/condition of transport device. See >Microbiology Collection Appendix for instructions. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Do not mail specimens. | |
Transport temperature: |
Transport temperature: C&S medium and ETM preservative: 0-48 hours refrigerated. Sterile specimen container: 0-1 hours refrigerated. |
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Specimen stability: |
Specimen stability: C&S medium and ETM preservative: 0-48 hours refrigerated. Sterile specimen container: 0-1 hours refrigerated. |
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Rejection criteria: |
Formed stool. Specimen collected on inpatient > 72 hours after admission. Improperly labeled/identified specimen. Grossly contaminated specimen. Specimen contaminated with urine. Expired collection/transport device. Improper transport device. Delay in transport or transport at wrong temperature. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Negative for all Enteric bacterial targets, viruses, and genetic virulence markers. This assay detects Campylobacter group (C. coli, C. jejuni, and C. lari), Salmonella species, Shigella species (S. dysenteriae, S. boydii, S. sonnei and S. flexnerii), Vibrio group (V. cholera and V. parahaemolyticus), Yersinia enterocolitica, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Shiga toxin 1 gene and Shiga toxin 2 gene virulence markers.No Aeromonas or Pleisiomonas species isolated. | |
CPT code(s): |
87506, 87046 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
This multiplexed qualitative PCR assay detects Campylobacter group (C. coli, C. jejuni, and C. lari), Salmonella species, Shigella species (S. dysenteriae, S. boydii, S. sonnei and S. flexnerii), Vibrio group (V. cholera and V. parahaemolyticus), Yersinia enterocolitica, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Shiga toxin 1 gene and Shiga toxin 2 gene virulence markers. Aeromonas and Pleisiomonas species by culture. Additional charges may apply. | |
Methodology: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Culture |
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Synonyms: |
Yersinia, stool, Aeromonas, Vibrio, gastrointestinal, enteric, E. coli, STEC, Feces, EHEC, Shiga Toxin, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, PCR panel, Norovirus, Rotavirus GIPP, Stool Culture
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Clinical significance: |
Detection or isolation of listed diarrheal pathogen is generally indicative of active infection | |
Doctoral Director(s:) |
Donna Wolk PhD, D(ABMM), Raquel Martinez, PhD, D(ABMM) | |
| Review Date: | 12/31/2022 | |